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Local Loft Episode 93

Hot Funk,cool Punk,standout Metal. There's always something kick ass and exciting to discover in the Chicagoland area and Illinois local scene. Welcome back to the podcast that zooms in on the good stuff.
Chicago Pop Punk band,Rematch has incredible harmonies and solid,aggressive grooves on their second CD, Broken Steps. I talk to them after they have an high energy crowd pogoing big time at Wire in Berwyn.
Joliet hardcore rockers,Orinoco lose their female rhythm section,while Central Disorder hopes to gain a lot of fans during a Championship Sunday gig in Midlothian.
Along with them,your gut feels the sonic punch of:
Rematch-Face To Face
Rematch-Chicago
Qualia-Anomaly
El Famous-You Don't Know A Damn Thing
Capital Vices-Alice
Orinoco-Griffin
Second Season-The Plea
Carrying Torches-Strangers
Evil Engine-Upstanding Citizen
Boatman's Toll-Becoming The Flood
Central Disorder-Bleed You Dry
 
 
 

Local Loft Episode 92

Another year almost over,and a new one about to begin. Before we discover what new,and always promising and exciting acts the Chicagoland and Illinois hard rock and metal scene has to offer, time to refresh our musical memory on the past 12 months (well not totally)
Qualia is the new and unique band put together by Steve Eldridge, who a wiz at producing modern local metal acts like One Steel Wound and Tanzen,not to mention his own bands Sky Machine and Delightful Downfall. I talk to the new 5 piece band,who's still a work in progress,before they rock live at 20 Bands of Xmas,the annual local band charity showcase at Wire in Berwyn.
Genotype gets top honor of being Independent local band of 2018. I'll tell you who chose the Rockford futuristic metal band as top vote getter.
Along with this winning combination,your nights are far from silent when you crank up the volume to:
Qualia-Relapse
Qualia-Savage
Sky Machine-Inhuman
Tanzen-Left Swipe
Synovial-525
Evil Engine-Prisoner of War
The Audio Dead-The Show Must Go On
A Silent Truth-Angel
Central Disorder-Suffer My Hand
M & R Rush-Time Of Your Life
M & R Rush- Heavy Metal Christmas
Genotype-The Dream

Local Loft Episode 91

Dashing through cyberspace...rocking all the way. Oh what fun it is to crank up and sing along to an original Hard Rock and Metal soundtrack from the Chicagoland area & State of Illinois. It's the gift that keeps on giving the whole year round. So open your ears, as Local Loft unwraps the gift of local tuneage once again.
Part Punk,part power pop and all pure fast adrenaline fueld,Chicago's Jetpack Audible gets you pogoing around the bowling alley lounge, if not the Xmas tree. I talk to this melodic,yet aggressive 5 piece band before they pump up the volume during a free show at Tivoli Bowl in downtown Downers Grove.
Local bands will be in a generous giving mood at the upcoming 20 Bands of Xmas at Wire in Berwyn,i'll give you a sneak listen of the headliners.
You won't get the gift of live music at the legendary Mutiny in Chicago any more. Find out why they're closing up shop.
Along with these,your insides get jingled with the merry rockin' sounds of:
Jetpack Audible-Reaper
Jetpack Audible-#3
From The Start-The Animals
North Of Eight-Let Down
Evil Engine-Sink & Drown
The Mons-God Hates The Mons
Purge-Mister Fister
Lower Nature-Fortune Teller
Westwood-Time
The Four Horsemyn-My Baby Wears Black
Prison City Brigade-Shitty Presents
Material Issue-Merry Christmas Will Do
 
 
 
 

Local Loft Episode 90

Another bountiful selection of original hard rock.metal,alt-rock,punk & more from the Chicagoland area & state of Illinois to stuff your ears & fill your life with the recommended daily allowance of great tuneage.
Sometimes it's the look,not just the sound that draws a band or artist to the music fan. In the case of Kankakee's Carrying Torches,it's not really the facial hair of the band members that's a distinguishing quality,although it helps when you play the annual event of beards and riffs,Mustache Fest in Joliet. That's where I caught up with the four piece band,promoting their second EP,Strangers with it's diverse mix of melodic rock & spacey synthesizers. I talk to the band about their songs from Elder Brewing in Joliet.
Black Road isn't going forward into Thanksgiving.Suzi Uzi and the band are still rocking a Halloween witchy groove on their extensive new single, while Veilside puts their distinctive melodic hard rockin groove on pause for the future.
Along with them,your ear & brain cavities are being musically filled by:
Carrying Torches:My Fav Part
Carrying Torches:Wake Me Up
The Unlawful-The Domestic
Scientist-Majick Mirror
Broke N' Ugly-Alcohol
Evil Engine-Degeneration
Black Road-Witch Of The Future
Deepspacepilots-All Or Nothing
Veilside-Thread

Local Loft Episode 89

Open wide (your ears,not your candy bag) More sweet sounds loud enough to clean out all non tooth cavities throughout your body,and fill any tooth ones with a sonic drilling. 
In this pre Halloween edition of the podcast that extensively covers the Chicago area and Illinois hard rock and metal scene, The Untold offers up a smorgasboard of rock,sometimes Metal,sometimes Alt,and Progressive,on their debut EP,Stories of Life and Death. I talk to two of their members before they rock live at Wire in Berwyn.
Ditchwater fixes another unbroken line up of the band for a new single, and forgotten Hair Metal veterans,Diamond Rexx try to scare up the memories of the 80s past at a Halloween Bash in Berwyn.
Along with all this,you're filling your ears with local hard rock candy from:
The Untold-The Lowly Beggar Man
The Untold-Castaway
Crusadist-Only the Fearless Ride
Sacred Monster-Midnight Sun
Wicked Deception-Dia De Los Muertos (Day Of The Dead)
Ditchwater-Broken Me
A Silent Truth-Demons
Diamond Rexx-Life and Death
Bad Blood-No Safety On
Central Disorder-The Descent/Insurrection

Local Loft Episode 88

Trick 0r Treat? The answer is obvious. You'll never be tricked into believing that the Chicago area's local Hard Rock and Metal scene is never active or creative. I present more loud,ass kicking,even scarifying examples here. So open you r ears and mind,if not your candy bag,and dig in.
Chicago Stoner Rock/Doom Metal 4 piece band Black Road offers a groovy,smoky blast of rock with bloody,gory and deadly lyrical images. I get the scoop from singer,writer & co founder,Suzi Uzi,and the other 3 members on their awesome brand of not totally retro rock as I talk to them from Reggies Music Joint,where they rocked a Saturday night beer drenched crowd.
Vent To Atmosphere gives the screamingvocals of singer Cory James a breather and there's plenty of chances to treat yourself to a headbanging,if not teeth rotting, good time at Halloween Bashes around Chicagoland and Illinois.
Along with Black Road,you'll have your soul rocked out of your mortal being by:
Black Road-Bloody Mary
Black Road-Red
Marmora-Criterion
Debility-The Fools We've Become
Vent To Atmosphere-Clarity in Chaos
Chasing You-Guts on the Floor
Deadman's Hand-World War Me
Dave Bellah-Madame Soul
Wrecked-Waiting To Die
Central Disorder-Eradication
 

Local Loft Episode 87

Sing it,scream it,LIVE IT! The grunts,riffs and loudness of the Chicagoland area's Hard Rock & Metal scene...for the cyberworld to discover & share.
We share the diverse,half agrressive,half melodic music of Contra,from Chicago's North side. They've just released their second CD,Inertia,and fill me in on how the energy level and power of their music comes alive,on the new record,& on stage at Wire at Berwyn.
We also, get the scoop on the new CD from New Lenox hardcore rockers,Central Disorder,their first full length,& new record in six years,Eradication. And Veilside bids farewell,but not necessarily goodbye for good. 
Along with these rockin' revelations,your ears aren't granted a hiatus from the awesome music power of:
Contra-Ex-Mortis
Contra-Inertia
Tanzen-Left Swipe
Qualia-Relapse (featuring Jessica Ess)
Delightful Downfall-Downfall
Dave Bellah-Pictures of the Past
Black 4-50 Yards of Darkness
Veilside-Till You and I
Miles From Exile-Internalize
Central Disorder-Gravewalker

Local Loft Episode 86

Summer's almost gone...hot rockin never goes out of season. From post punk to postmetal,we stay in the present to dig the latest set of original beats,melodies,riffs & catchy lyrics from around the always very active Chicago Area & State of Illinois hard rock and metal scene.
The free form highly instumental sound of Chicago's Graffiti Air kicks off this episode. I talk to them from Wire in Berwyn,before they rev up a packed crowd,about their unique blend of sound.
We get you ready to rock out & camp overnight at the final day of the massive,eight year strong & growing Revival with the all teenage Metal act Audiophilia & the operatic Metal of InGhosts. Plus another extreme headbashing new track from the upcoming new EP by Joliet Hardcore rockers,Whut.
Along with them, you're fistpumping your mobile device at full volume in the air to:
Graffiti Air- This is It
Graffiti Air-Lake Shore Drive
Audiophilia_Nowhere To Go
InGhosts-Crux
Gloryhole Guillotine-Vampiric Hunger Gestation
Whut?-Worthless Fuck
Macabre-The Black Knight
Divinity Compromised-Children of a Dead God
Speaking With Ghosts-Woven in Gold
Contra-Ex Mortis
Ralph Covert-Welcome to Deadsville 
 

Local Loft Episode 85

Reunited...Revitilized...Revivalists....and plenty of new original bands to discover for the first time from around the Chicagoland hard rock and metal scene.
From the ear exploding scream metal of stabtwistpull to the melodic anthemic guitar rock of M & R Rush. there's more examples of an always productive music scene.
Stabtwistpull gets back together for the first time in almost 6 years. I talk with their singer and founder,Rob Urich on why this reunion at Chicago's Redmonds Pub,on the Southwest Side near Midway Airport, was special and could be a one off. A huge name in female fronted local rock bands,Holly Smith from Hot Dang, lent singing support.
With Revival only 2 weeks away, you're groovin to Lower Nature and the Kornish nature of Life In Cycle.
Along with these, your need to modh snf headbang is totally revived when you rock out to:
Stabtwistpull-Won Love (featuring Holly Smith)
Stabtwistpull-Lionness of the Sun
Impale-Human Ribs for Dinner
Her Worst Nightmare-Part of the Collective
Orinoco-Griffin
Fillibuster-Mental D.
Prison City Brigade-Get Famous First Then Do Heroin
Lower Nature-Fortune Teller
Life In Cycle-Complicated
Veilside-Till You And I
Faith In The Fallen-Darkest Days
M & R Rush-Reckless Love
 
 
 
 
 

Local Loft Episode 84

Local Chicagoland and Illinois music...the not so final frontier
As long as we on this independent podcast continue to explore strange,innovative melodic and thought provoking new music...the future of the Chicago and Illinois Hard Rock and Metal scene will always be bright and exciting.
Always futuristic in their approach,Chicago based Space Rock/Stoner Rock band Deepspacepilots blow and expand minds with their mixture of loud,distorted guitars and screaming, reverb heavy vocals. I talk to them as they rock a down to earth crowd at Reggies Music Joint in Chicago's South Loop.
Joliet hardcore rockers Whut are finally back with a new album,after almost 8 years. The first intense preview can be heard right here,along with veteran rockers M & R Rush rockin into another unwritten chapter of their storied future.
Along with them,you're trippin the stratosphere fantastic with:
Deepspacepilots-Nebulizer
Deepspacepilots-Planet Fading
Black Road-Bloody Mary
Deadman's Hand-Dead Man's Stomp
Burden of the Sky-Same Old Page
Scumlord-From the Future and the Past
Whut-Goddamn Waste
Rachel's Bully-Walk Away
Blacken the Day-Sabotage
Reanimate the Fallen-Purgatorio
M & R Rush-Between the Lines
80 Proof Preacher-Circling The Drain